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Hachijojima island - Marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume VU breeding (2002) 20–30 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1936 Fuji hakone izu 国立公園 (V) 14
2002 Common fishery right area(Tokyo) 共同漁業権区域 (VI) 14

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hachijojima island - Marine (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hachijojima-island--marine-iba-japan on 23/12/2024.